Chapter 391: Gin Poisoning Incident (Combined Chapter)
With a strange sense of wriggling, eight hard and sharp spider legs slowly stretched out from behind Jiang Xia and waved in the air in an unskilled manner.
Jiang Xia controlled the puppet he was possessed by and let the spider legs extend in front of his eyes.
Jiang Xia took a look at the cold light they emitted under the moonlight, and continued to stretch it forward, allowing one of them to gently rest on the outer wall.
The moment I grabbed the wall, a strong suction force suddenly emerged from the tips of my legs.
Almost at the same time, Jiang Xia discovered that the speed at which his murderous aura was being consumed suddenly increased.
“…”
The spider form's wall-climbing ability seems to be coin-operated?
After realizing this, Jiang Xia fell into deep thought for a short while.
After a second, several other spider legs stretched out from the window one after another and groped their way to the wall.
...You can also try inserting a coin.
It wasn't because of curiosity, but after thinking it over, he felt that he should get familiar with the puppet's situation before officially using it, so as to avoid making mistakes in the future.
…
In the darkness of night, a figure with eight thin legs on his back climbed carefully along the wall of the building.
Gradually, the figure in the white kimono moved faster and faster, and finally passed back and forth across the wall like a spot of light, lightly and without leaving any trace.
Only when he had almost mastered the new legs did Jiang Xia slow down and stop hanging by the window of his room.
He looked carefully at the spider legs that were like iron hooks on the wall, recalled the speed of its movement just now, and was quite satisfied.
Now that he has all the monster vests for land, sea and air, he may be invincible when it comes to running away - judging from the speed just now, in the short term, Toru Amuro's car may not even be able to outrun this spider.
After understanding how to use the new vest, Jiang Xia was about to return to the room.
At this time, the mermaid and mist dog who were following nearby seemed to have discovered something. The two ghosts whispered to each other for a while and pointed to a direction for Jiang Xia.
Jiang Xia looked over there. After thinking for a moment, he controlled his spider legs to bypass the hotel horizontally and stopped next to a window on the second floor on the opposite side.
...When I was trying my legs just now, my speed was too high. My biggest feeling during the whole process was "the sea breeze is so strong today" and "I climbed so fast".
Now stopping to observe carefully, Jiang Xia gradually discovered that something was wrong - through the wall, he could vaguely feel a murderous aura in the room.
In addition, as you go deeper, there seems to be an even more tempting scent.
...Murderous aura and shikigami?
Has my luck been too good recently... Jiang Xia silently touched his arm, feeling like he had grasped some good luck.
…
The humanoid part of the spider puppet is very light and moves like a weightless paper man.
Jiang Xia first let the ghost sneak into the suspicious room in front of him and take a look.
After confirming that the owner of the house was asleep, Jiang Xia hung himself on the side of the window, then gently stretched out a sharp claw, placed it on the window, and moved it along the gap.
The old-fashioned window bolt fell down with a sound.
The window slid open slowly.
The eight spider legs behind Jiang Xia silently retracted and extended. When he landed again, he had already entered the house.
This guest room is a one-bedroom with a simple layout, a low coffee table and an equally very low bed on the left hand side.
A middle-aged man with brown hair was lying on the bed. He looked like he was not sleeping very well. He was gritting his teeth in his dreams, as if he wanted to bite someone at any time.
Jiang Xia glanced at him, and his eyes quickly fell on the coffee table beside him.
——Perhaps the owner wanted to count the luggage before leaving, so he did not put it into the bag.
At this time, two sets of fishing rods, a pair of insulating gloves, and a lighter were neatly placed on the table. Jiang Xia took a closer look and found that the fishing rods were made of carbon and were very light.
…and it can also conduct electricity.
“…”
When putting these things together, Jiang Xia felt that his memory bank was moving.
…He seemed to have encountered a case he had seen before.
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Xia did not touch the items on the table, but directed the ghosts to float into the owner's bag and take a look at the business card holder.
There was a stack of business cards stuffed in the business card holder, and the duplicate ones at the top were the owner's own. His name was "Kazuyuki Kawai", the president of Kawai Engineering Company.
Jiang Xia recalled the name which he had some impression of and nodded secretly.
——He remembered that in this case that had not yet happened, Kawai Kazuyuki wanted to use the recreational activity of "fishing" to create an electric shock accident, and fortunately, on the cruise ship, a certain financial president who oppressed him with usury would be "accidentally killed."
...It seems that it is possible to pick up something else on the way to Moon Shadow Island.
But if I did that, I would have to find an excuse not to board the ship sent by the organization.
By the way, before that, there is one more thing that needs to be confirmed.
…
Jiang Xia raised his hand to call back the ghost, drove the puppet, and walked silently to the door of the room.
He pushed the door open, used his hook to restore the bolt behind him, and then came to another door on the right.
As usual, we let the ghost in to take a look.
After confirming that the owner of the room was also asleep, Jiang Xia used the same trick to unbolt the door and pushed the door open.
Then, his eyes froze slightly.
——In this room, there was also a middle-aged man sleeping. He had a broad chin, a tall hooked nose, and deep wrinkles on his face, which were very clear even when he was not smiling.
Combined with what happened just now, these characteristics made Jiang Xia quickly think of a name: Yamazaki Tsuneo.
——He is the unscrupulous money lender whom Kawai Kazuyuki from next door is trying to assassinate, the president of Yamazaki Financial Company.
Of course, to Jiang Xia, Yamazaki Tsuneo’s name is not important, his character is not important, and his status is even less important.
The important thing is that there is a large number of shikigami on this man's legs, so dense that they almost cover his calves. After careful counting, there are seven of them.
Seven.
“…”
Jiang Xia stared for a while without saying a word.
Then he left the room silently, restored the doors and windows, and climbed down the stairs along the wall.
Avoid the lights and head to the beach.
Eight legs are indeed faster than two legs, and when walking on flat ground instead of climbing vertically on walls, the murderous energy consumed is not as much as before.
Jiang Xia secretly adapted to a new way of walking as he approached the dock.
The damp smell of the seawater hit me, and the sound of small waves hitting the shore made a splashing sound. In the dark atmosphere, I could see two yachts moored in the small harbor.
One of them was a commercial ship with the name "Haiyuan" painted on its hull. There were no lights on and no one on board at this time.
There were people moving around on the other ship.
Jiang Xia put his vision on the ghost and let it float into the second boat for a stroll. He saw two men in black suits who looked like ordinary people. They seemed to be on duty on the boat.
...It seems that this ship is sent by the organization.
Jiang Xia looked back and forth between the two ships, his eyes flickering.
Organized boats are of course safer and more convenient.
But now, as long as you change your means of transportation, you can easily pick up eight Shikigami along the way... It's like if you change from driving to taking the bus to work one day in a month, you can get an extra month's salary. It's hard not to be tempted.
...After all, he is not a big ghost owner, and he can never have too many ghosts to pick up.
——According to the brochure Jiangxia received when he checked into the hotel, the "Haiyuan" next to the organization's ship was a tourist merchant ship.
There weren't many places to go around this season, but there was an island near Yueying Island, and fish gathered in the southeast corner of the island, which was suitable for fishing. The Haiyuan's recent destination was also there.
The homeowner who had prepared a conductive fishing rod and insulating gloves and had a murderous look on his face was planning to use the Kaihara and fishing as a recreational activity to kill the president who had many ghosts.
Jiang Xia thought about it and realized that if he did not take the Kaiyuan, but took the organization's ship to Yueying Island, waited for the crime to happen and then ran to the main island to solve the case, he would probably only be able to pick up a Shikigami dropped by President Duogui himself - once the president was electrocuted by Kawai, the seven old Shikigami on his legs would release their obsession and fall to the ground, and then they would most likely crawl into the sea and disappear, making them difficult to find.
...In short, Jiang Xia felt that he had to catch a boat on the Haiyuan.
And...it would be best if Gin could come on the boat with him.
After all, once Jiang Xia boarded the Haiyuan, it would inevitably be delayed for some time after the electric shock incident, whether he was solving the case or simply watching.
This place is different from Tokyo, where everyone knows each other and can go directly. But here, he might have to follow the police's procedures - according to Jiang Xia's experience during this period, similar regulations will be more relaxed in places with more detectives, while some places are more strict. Jiang Xia rarely comes to Tottori Prefecture and is not very familiar with the market here.
Therefore, if he and Gin act separately tomorrow, and he wastes too much time picking up the Shikigami, Gin, who arrives at Moon Shadow Island first on the organization's ship, will most likely be restless and kill all the targets on the island who should have been murdered by others in order to improve efficiency.
In that case, Jiang Xia would lose a few shikigami, which would not be worth it...
If you think about it carefully, it’s not that difficult to invite your leader to take a ride together. The most you’ll have to do is endure the wrath of your boss.
And the boss's anger is actually a good thing... To be honest, if Jiang Xia didn't want to be expelled from the organization; didn't want to be shot by Gin in a rage, and then be forced to take over Gin's busy body to work for him, he would have wished that his boss would be angry every day...
A figure in a white kimono stood on the beach, quietly looking at the boats in the sea, with thoughts surging in his mind.
After a moment, Jiang Xia turned his head to look at the sharp spider legs sticking out from behind him, and nodded slightly as if he had made up his mind.
…
The next morning.
Jiang Xia opened his eyes in the quilt of the hotel and stretched comfortably.
There was a knock at the door.
Jiang Xia turned his head, got out of bed and walked over to open the door.
Then I saw two dusty men in black standing in the corridor.
Jiang Xia looked at both sides of the corridor and didn't see anyone, so he stepped aside and let his boss and his boss's subordinate into the room.
After receiving Gin's email last night, Jiang Xia also sent a reply, briefly telling him the news on his side, including where he is now.
"We'll leave at 6pm and arrive after dark." After Gin and Vodka entered the house together, he signaled Vodka to close the door and confirmed the itinerary to Moonshadow Island.
Then he looked at Jiang Xia and said in a deep voice: "The Spider Mansion case was solved by another person."
Tottori Prefecture has relatively few cases, so when something happens, it gets reported in the newspapers very quickly. The case that happened last night has already appeared in today's morning newspaper.
In Gin's opinion, cases like the Spider Mansion, which have legendary bonuses and the eerie image of the deceased, are undoubtedly a great opportunity to raise his profile - Uzo needs to keep improving so that he can get in touch with those picky targets in the future.
This is also the reason why Gin no longer cared about Jiang Xia's concealment of information in advance after witnessing the death of Takeda Shinichi yesterday.
But when I saw the news this morning, the report actually said that the person who solved the case was a Kansai detective, and that Uzo solved another old case.
...As the person who planned the entire scenario, if Uzo really wanted to solve the case, he would never let others get there first, so this must be his own idea. Thinking of this, when Gin asked this question, his tone inevitably had a hint of questioning.
Jiang Xia said naturally:
"If other people know this drug trafficking route, and they see that the victims in the cases I have encountered along the way are all people along this line, they may associate the two together.
"And if the person who is suspicious happens to be in the organization and has access to the organization's elimination mission, it will be even easier for him to guess that I am related to this matter. Didn't you say that even if you are inside the organization, it is best to hide your identity?"
“…”
Gin nodded slowly.
There is some truth to that.
...However, considering that it was Uzo who said these words, these remarks are most likely just his excuses.
——For example, yesterday, Uzo took the truck with the murderer to leave Spider Mansion. Gin originally thought that this was Uzo's attempt to create an alibi, or to take the opportunity to beat up Robert.
...Who would have thought that this person would take advantage of the opportunity to rush to another case.
By analogy, the more real reason for not being able to solve the case may be that Uzo actually enjoyed the process of killing more than solving the case. So last night, between "solving the case of Spider Mansion and increasing his popularity" and "going to enjoy another case", he chose the latter.
No wonder Uzo solves cases so quickly every time, looking like he is reciting a script... Turns out he is just going through the motions.
…But this time, although Wu Zuo couldn't help but go somewhere else to watch the killing, he at least didn't delay the most basic business. And the reason he gave was indeed reasonable.
Gin simply sorted out these things and didn't ask any further questions for the time being.
When he saw the report this morning, he was indeed a little dissatisfied.
But in fact, after seeing Uzo, his anger calmed down a little for some reason. Gin thought secretly, now it seems that people with too strong abilities will often have some shortcomings of doing things their own way... But then again, "autonomous planning and action" can't be considered a complete shortcoming - the organization trains autonomous killing geniuses, not puppets that need to be moved.
He barely suppressed his anger at Uzo for once again taking matters into his own hands.
Afterwards, Gin took out an exquisitely wrapped square gift box from his bag and handed it to Jiang Xia.
Jiang Xia took it and opened it, and found a bag of snacks inside.
"……?"
(End of this chapter)
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